Budgam: Around 26 percent of polling was recorded in Khansahib block of district Budgam till 1 pm in the first phase of nine-phased panchayat elections on Saturday.
Sources said that 3326 votes were cast in the first five hours of voting. The polling began at 8 am and will end at 2 pm.
Only two votes were polled in Watred-25 panchayat halqa out of 376.
In Khansahib, the contests is mostly between independent candidates.
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